Well what a day it was yesterday. Swarm call and homeowner said they were 15-18 feet up the tree. NOT!! How about 40 feet up the tree?? Joanne, Shawna and I tried to figure out what the heck to do, and Joanne (new member of this forum) thought of involving the fire department. We went down to the fire department and Shawna told them we capture swarms for the 4H club to teach the kids about beekeeping. Well the fire captain asked us "Are they a nuisance" (wink! wink!) and we answered, "Yes they are a nuisance" (snicker, snicker) Well they came out and even played with several of the neighborhood kids showing them a good time.

Fire truck arrives.

Little neighborhood boy playing in the fire truck. He got dressed up in his firemans outfit for the occasion.

Shawna, brave soul, getting prepared to climb that tall ladder. She climbed that ladder all alone. Video to follow and you will see her climbing.

What a great field trip! (Peggy and I call our removals "field trips" or "adventures" instead of work :)"

Looking forward to the video!

Scott

Hey, wait a sec...have you done an initiation video yet? :-D

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Nice maneuver there, Annette. Good PR for the bees, a nice swarm hived, and an education for the whole neighborhood and the fire dept.That's what I call a triple successful swarm catch.Good job.

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Hope you inverted all the kids in the neighborhood to 4-H club to teach the kids about beekeeping.

BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

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Ain't it Cool! I love how so many people are fascinated and attracted to bees. I am proud to be a member here where so many great examples of great people facilitate the interaction of people and bees. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks to G3Farms for posting the video. I managed to create a YouTube account and get it working there last night,but I was too tired to figure out how to put it on the bee forum so I went to bed. Now I don't have to cheat!! I wasgoing to sneak in the video post before doing my initiation video, (that is in the works)!

Yes, that was Annette saying "shake it baby, shake it". I did see one of the firefighters starting to dance!!

Thank you all for the wonderful comments. It was a blast for us and the neighborhood kids. We were also able to educate the homeowner who was initially freaked out when the swarm issued from an oak tree on their property. They had been watching the bees come and go from this oak tree for 3 years and really enjoyed it until they happened to see the swarm and then they wanted the bees removed from the tree. Glad we were able to calm them down and they appreciated the bees after that.

good job. wonder how many swarms have come from that tree and they missed them! i hope they will let the bee tree stay?

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YEAH! GIRL POWER! It is nice to see other women out there that love bees like I do. I have been getting some funny looks from some of my friends when I tell them that I am getting my hive for Mother's Day this year. I can't wait though. I keep hoping that my husband gets some swarm calls while he is at work so I can go get them!